Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 糸を引く(いとをひく) in Japanese

糸を引く
Kana Reading
いとをひく
Romaji
itowohiku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku' ending
    Meaning
    to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
    Example sentence
    この事件だれかが糸を引いているに違いない Somebody must be at the bottom of this affair.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
    Example sentence
    あの会社との取り引きから糸を引くように切れない Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.

Examples of 糸を引く, いとをひく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
糸を引く
Plain Polite
糸を引きます
Negative
糸を引かない
Negative Polite
糸を引きません

Past

Plain
糸を引いた
Plain Polite
糸を引きました
Negative
糸を引かなかった
Negative Polite
糸を引きませんでした

Te

Plain
糸を引いて
Plain Polite
糸を引きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
糸を引かれる
Plain Polite
糸を引かれます
Negative
糸を引かれない
Negative Polite
糸を引かれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

6 strokes

thread

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: いと

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける

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